TOKYO--Sega has signed a licensing agreement with Imagination Technologies (a UK-based system-on-chip manufacturer) to use IT's new high-performance PowerVR graphics processor in Sega's next-generation arcade board. This will be the third time that Sega has put a PowerVR chip on its arcade boards. Sega also put a PowerVR chip in its last foray into the home console space--the Dreamcast.
About the ongoing relationship, Imagination Technologies Vice President John Medcalfe said, "Together we have already proven our excellence in arcade games with the Naomi family, and it is safe to say that, once again, gamers will be looking eagerly to the arcades to see where the future of video gaming lies."
Sega commented that it is also considering supplying system boards based on the PowerVR processor to other leading amusement game companies. However, no specific details were announced.